Satellite Images Confirm Atrocity, Western Media Discovers a New Crisis
The New Arab reports Yale researchers documenting what appear to be continued atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher. This would be shocking, if Western media outlets hadn't just 'discovered' the ongoing, devastating conflict in Sudan for the 800th time. One might wonder if the urgency only truly manifests when petroleum isn't quite as plentiful, or when a less palatable humanitarian crisis isn't already
dominating the headlines. While horrific, the fact that an entire country has been suffering for over a year with limited sustained global attention speaks volumes. The selective outrage mechanism of the international press and political elite is truly a marvel of modern PR. How many satellite images does it take for a crisis to become 'prime time'?